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NOLA Brewery and New Belgium to debut new collaboration milk stout on Twelfth Night

Phunny Phorty Phellows

Members of the Phunny Phorty Phellows herald the arrival of Carnival 2013 during their 32nd annual modern night ride on a New Orleans streetcar. The group rides at 7 p.m. sharp Monday beginning at the Willow Street streetcar barn. Beer fans can celebrate with a new collaboration from NOLA and New Belgium brewing. The new Black Strap Milk Stout debuts at 5 p.m. Monday at Carrollton Station, Avenue Pub, Irish House, and Circle Bar, all located along the "parade" route. (Photo by David Grunfeld, Nola.com |The Times-Picayune)

Carnival season arrives Jan. 6, bringing with it a brand-new collaboration beer from NOLA Brewing and Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing.

Black Strap Milk Stout, made with chicory and Louisiana molasses, debuts Monday in conjunction with Twelfth Night. The beer is a collaboration between NOLA Brewing and New Belgium Brewing. NOLA Brewing

The craft breweries’ new Black Strap Milk Stout, made with chicory and Louisiana molasses, is set to start pouring at 5 p.m. Monday at several spots along the Uptown route of New Orleans’ Twelfth Night “parade.”

The costumed Phunny Phorty Phellows begin their annual streetcar ride at 7 p.m. Monday at the Willow Street streetcar barn and work their way to the Lee Circle turnaround. You can find the ride route here.

Black Strap Milk Stout forms the second collaboration between NOLA and New Belgium breweries. New Belgium and NOLA Brewery partnered last summer to create a batch of Swamp Grape Escape, a Belgian single ale made with muscadine grapes, which was released during Louisiana Craft Beer Week in September. That time, the Colorado brewers visited New Orleans to make the beer, said Mike "Indy" Grap, a brewer with NOLA Brewing.

Brewers thought locals might enjoy another stout, this time flavored with ingredients beloved by New Orleanians: coffee and chicory.

“Our Irish Channel Stout has been pretty well-received,” Grap said, despite brewers’ slight trepidation at introducing a dark beer. “It seems like palates here are changing. People are not quite as afraid of the dark as they used to be.”

Black Strap Milk Stout debuts at the bars listed above, but the brew goes on the market tomorrow, meaning other spots around town could soon be carrying the new draft-only beer as well.